Zafai Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Zafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zafai (7) may also be a first name.
Zafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zafai is most common in Iran. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Zafai are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zafai is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name globally, held by 7 people.
It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most common in: Gilan Province, where 50 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 50 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 40 percent are found and Algeria, where 20 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zafai
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